Delaware State Forest
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
4,086 acres6.3 mi of trail
Laurel Run Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Price Township
34% of Price Township’s land is conserved: 5,521 acres
250 acres are parks and preserves, 67 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Delaware State Forest (6.3 mi), Paradise Price Preserve (2.1 mi). 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #412 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
34%
5,521 acres · of 25.1 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
250 ac
67 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,302 ft
Snow Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Price Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Price Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Price Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #412 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Price Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land34% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land67 acres of park per 1,000 residents (250 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home21% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 60%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Price Township’s 34% is ahead of 93% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Delaware State Forest, with 6.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Paradise Price Preserve
Nature preserve
223 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pennel Run Natural Area
Managed by Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Orchard Park
Managed by Price Township
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5,521 conserved acres
34% of Price Township’s land. Who manages Price Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources8,198 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits6,727 ac
Joint375 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government256 ac
Not recorded425 ac
State Resource Management Area · 8,573 acConservation Easement · 5,838 acRecreation or Education Easement · 1,129 acLocal Conservation Area · 244 acOther Easement · 134 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,092 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 28 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 8,522 | Open |
| Paradise Price Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 244 | Open |
| Pennel Run Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 51 | Open |
| Delaware State Forest - Pennel Run Natural Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 51 | Open |
| East Stroudsburg Boro. Water Dept. Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Closed |
| Orchard Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| PHLT Conservation Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Price Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Price Township
Snow Hill1,302 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Price Township
Carpathian Village
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Laurel Run Trail1.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Price Township: April, May, July and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Price Township →
Next door
Price Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Porter Township51 miBarrett Township41 miStroud Township25 miMiddle Smithfield Township18 miParadise Township18 miPrice Township11 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Township | 34% | 0.4 | 67 | 21% | B+ |
| Middle Smithfield Township | 40% | 0.3 | 324 | 27% | A− |
| Porter Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Paradise Township | 20% | 0.8 | 623 | 56% | A |
| Barrett Township | 20% | 0.8 | 250 | 37% | A− |
| Stroud Township | 16% | 0.8 | 60 | 61% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Price Township
Where can I hike in Price Township?
The longest trail networks: Delaware State Forest, 6.3 miles; Paradise Price Preserve, 2.1 miles; Orchard Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Price Township is conserved land?
34% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Price Township’s trails?
Delaware State Forest and Paradise Price Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Price Township?
115,089 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Price Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,432 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Price Township have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #412 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Price Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →